copier
Americannoun
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a person or device that copies
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another word for copyist
Etymology
Origin of copier
Example Sentences
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Angelo has to pretend he’s a copier salesman with business meetings in Rochester, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“There has long been this kind narrative that China is a copier of US innovation, but I think this was really showing there is transformative work coming out of AI labs.”
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
The copier maker is reorganizing some of its leadership structure and plans on cutting 15% of its workforce.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
As I’ve chronicled, Xerox’s dependence on its world-beating copier business made it a poor candidate to lead the PC transition.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023
She marched across the room, with me tailing her neon pink flats, to a huge copier tucked away in an alcove.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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